From The Heart Productions
Fiscally Sponsored Indie Films and Projects
From the Heart Productions Fiscal Sponsorship Program
is designed to carry out our mission to help independent filmmakers who have unique projects that make a contribution to society, get their films funded.
Working with our 501(c)3 non-profit, fiscally sponsored filmmakers can offer donors tax deductions for their donations. Our “boutique” program sets itself apart by offering hands-on personalized attention, support, and film funding advice from our board members and staff.
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RON FOREVER
Narrative Feature
RON FOREVER is a 1982 Milwaukee Comedy about lies, sneaking around, Punk Rock, the AIDS crisis, standing up to convention, and calling us back to our beginner's mind through the eyes of an auteur ten-year-old who is one arrest away from being taken from her multi-generational family of misfit friends by Social Services.
Room Service
Short Film
A romantic engagement celebration in a luxurious hotel takes a disturbing turn when a terrified fiancée kills her husband-to-be.
This short film follows Victoria, who is finally recovering from depression. On her engagement celebration with her fiancé Oliver, Victoria will struggle to trust herself with the eerie events that will soon start to happen in the hotel. Is it all in her mind because she stopped taking her meds or are they really happening?
After getting food poisoning, Victoria will experience very strong hallucinations that will force her to face her parents and the long lasting trauma that they inflicted on her. However, her parents are not so ready to let her go…
Round The Globe & Round The Globe Film and Music Festival
Other
Round The Globe is a collaboration of films and music written and co-written with individual artists from all over the world. The idea is to promote encouragement, hope, and global healing through music and films. Round The Globe Film and Music Festival hosts events to share the national and international films, music videos, and original songs submitted to the project. Clare E Steffen, Ed.D., ND, CAC-II started the RTG project in 2019, with a focus on sharing healing messages through music, and since its inception more than 600 songs have been composed to increase awareness of mental health issues, resilience, sustainability, and the human condition, this is the focus of the festival.
Royal Façade
Narrative Feature
Sage
Narrative Feature
Sage is an 80’s-inspired comedy feature about a mixed-race Middle-Schooler facing the awkwardness of puberty, bullying, their parents’ divorce and the social challenges of being a smart kid from a poor family in a wealthy town. They live with their mom Trill (a half-Asian baker at a cafe in town) and their mom’s best friend Moxie, (a drag queen who performs in the nearby city). Their BFF is Sarah (who never lets the bullies get her down). The two of them end up as scholarship kids in a summer theater camp run by their biggest bully’s mother, who lets them know they don’t belong. The story unfolds from there in unexpected ways.
SAM & NINA, Courageous Cry
Narrative Feature
Sands of Silence: Waves of Courage
Documentary Film
A 15-year quest to expose the underworld of sexual exploitation and trafficking from Asia to the Americas leads world-reporter Chelo Alvarez-Stehle to the windswept beach where her childhood ended and family secrets began. As she documents the transformation of sex-trafficking survivor Virginia Isaias—a Mexican American woman whose past is engulfed in a cycle of sexual exploitation—into a resilient survivor committed to break that pattern, Chelo undertakes a parallel journey of healing and introspection as she sets out to shatter the silence about abuse in her own life.
www.sandsofsilence.org/trailer/
#sextrafficking #humantrafficking #sexualviolence #childabuse #priestabuse
Savannah's Place
Web/TV Series
Schoolhouse Rocked: The Homeschool Revolution
Documentary Film
There’s a Revolution Transforming Education and it’s NOT Happening in the Classroom!
As Schoolhouse Rocked follows one family's journey from reluctant homeschoolers to enthusiastic advocates, it breaks down common misconceptions about home education, and opens the window into the live of the many families who have been impacted by the homeschool revolution.
“This is not an exaggeration to say, this is the movement that is needed to save this country.”
– Rick Green, Wallbuilders
“We believe homeschooling is critically important if we are to save our republic and the Christian family and church.”
– Kirk Cameron, Actor and Producer
Searching For Onoda
Documentary Film
WWII officer Hiroo Onoda made international headlines when he surrendered in 1974, ending thirty years of holdout on Lubang Island in the Philippines. Claiming to not know the war was over, he was hailed a hero; but can he really uphold that image when civilians were killed in the name of a war already ended?
Seconds Away
Short Film
‘Seconds Away’ is Live Action Sci-Fi/Drama that follows Ryan, 19, who finds himself in possession of Video Camera that allows him to travel back in-time to footage he has previously recorded. When his Mother is diagnosed with Terminal Cancer, he begins to record moments exclusively with her, however, he ends up facing the tough choice of ridding himself of the footage, after a posthumous visit to his Mom.
Serial School
Web/TV Series
SEX RADICAL
Documentary Film
SEX RADICAL is a documentary-drama about a pioneer in the fight for reproductive freedom.
At the turn of the last century, an act of Congress made it illegal to send any information about sex, contraception, or abortion through the U.S. Mail. But an iconoclastic feminist, spiritualist, and sex educator named Ida Craddock publicly challenged that law — and the law’s chief enforcer, Anthony Comstock. Defending the right of a woman to “control her own person,” she risked everything.
In an era when religious conservatives make no secret of their plan to use the 150-year-old Comstock Act to limit reproductive rights, Ida Craddock’s story is inspiring, illuminating, and timely.
SHADOW MAN, The Sammy Nestico unfinished story
Documentary Film
"Never let anyone steal your dreams, if I can do it so can you." is the unfinished story of our National Treasure, the legendary shadow man, Maestro Sammy Nestico.
From the roaring swinging 1920's to 2020, one man's dream is fulfilled and a world is changed forever, "one note at the time". For sixty years, Sammy lived in the shadows of some of the greatest musical icons of the 20th century. At the young age of 77, he decided to stand in his own light and live his dream. As composer, arranger and educator, Sammy influences the youngest aspiring musicians to professional performers worldwide. The sound of Big Band and Swing carries the Sammy Nestico stamp for generations to come.
She's Scorned 2
Narrative Feature
She’s Scorned tells the compelling story of Symphony and Tyler, a young couple whose love story begins with passion but quickly takes a dark turn. After a whirlwind romance, their relationship collapses, leaving Symphony consumed by an overwhelming hatred for Tyler.
As time passes, Symphony's feelings of animosity intensify, eventually leading her down a twisted path of revenge and manipulation. Fueled by her anger, she weaponized the children for her own sinister purposes.
Symphony is a mother of three children, two of whom belong to Tyler. Struggling to provide a stable life for her family, Symphony is forced to confront her own demons and make a difficult decision.
SMALL TOWN
Narrative Feature
Where salvation meets temptaion , Don't Miss It! The SMALL TOWN Movie.
The town Church is separated from the local Bar and 'Entertainment Dance' establishment by the one, Main Road.
The old church members want the Strippers shut down. EVICT THEM NOW!
The town's 'enjoyers of libations and women's burlesque' feel quite different!
Fun surpises abound as the 'religious and ritious' mix stripes with the passionate 'laissez faire'.
Something Like Intimacy
Short Film
Son of a Preacher Man
Narrative Feature
Son of a Preacher Man is a drama/romance story that merges the story of the "prodigal son, and Dusty Springfield's hit song, "Son of A Preacher Man." Abigail "Abby" King is on a path of success and has never let love get in her way until she unexpectedly meets Jacob, the son of a preacher who has fell victim to the streets and big-city nightlife. She reveals how she unintentionally falls in love with Jacob, and by his bad decisions, and her weak moment, causes them both to lose everything. Abby tells this story from the back of an Uber.
Song Silenced: Coming Out In Christian Music
Documentary Film
With devoted followers globally, faith-based music artists have amassed a unique fan base in the millions, becoming household names who provide joy and praise through their music. But what happens when those once beloved artists decide to live their truth and come out of the closet?
SONG SILENCED shares the stories of those million record-selling and multi-award-winning musicians who saw their careers truncated or ended as they decided to be who they are and live a life of faith and queer freedom, navigating their sudden professional changes for better and worse, and how they paved the way for out, faith-based performers of today who are reclaiming their place in Christian music.
Soul Walking
Narrative Feature
"Soul Walking" follows Steven, a charismatic young man whose life is shattered after a tragic motorcycle accident leaves him paralyzed and his friends dead. Struggling with guilt and grief, Steven discovers astral projection, the practice that allows his soul to transcend his physical limitations. Initially using his powers for selfish thrills, his perspective changes after causing harm to others. As he grapples with the ethics of his actions, Steven learns profound lessons about empathy, compassion, and the interconnectedness of all souls.
South of the Border
Short Film
Speak d'Amour
Short Film
Spring Comes By Itself
Short Film
Brother and Sister, Jeong and Jueun, have been asked to perform at their mother's funeral.
They arrive 48 hours before the funeral service to prepare their performance.
They will perform sajanoruem, a ritual dance done in a 2-person lion costume to rid evil spirits and bring in peace. Their mother's funeral will take place at Wongaksa, a Korean Buddhist temple in Upstate, New York.
We watch Jueun and Jeong as they prepare to perform for their mother's funeral ceremony, coming to terms with saying goodbye.
Stand The Gaff
Narrative Feature
Inspired by real events, this triumph of the human spirit drama is about: When an American soldier's pregnant wife is denied death benefits from the Army after losing her husband in Iraq, her home risks foreclosure as her life falls apart, and it takes an off-beat quirky cowboy with a hidden past, whose rustic "lifeisms" and mid west sensibility helps her find what she's made of to find her new place in the world.
Station 32
Short Film
A GRIPPING & HEARTFELT COMING-OF-AGE STORY
When a young boy accompanies his mother on her overnight shift in a Texas hospital, a group of nurses band together to keep him hidden and his mother’s job safe.
We meet Cory in the throws of this. His parents are newly split, and he’s caught between wanting a relationship with an always too-busy father and a mother trying to keep the wheels on. With his father changing the plan at the last minute and his mother without childcare, Cory is forced to spend the night on the Oncology floor of the rundown hospital where she works. Rule #1 is don’t let Ronnie, the floor supervisor see you, and if she does, disappear. This routine isn’t new for him.
Stronger Than Survival
Short Film
SURVIVAL MODE
35mm Film
A crew of guys commit a crime together but when it's time to meet up at The Hideout as agreed, only the new guy shows up, he ends up being stuck with Anxiety and Fear as he wonders what happened to his guys; Are they caught? Are they Alive? Are they Dead? Backstory is told as he waits which becomes even bigger than the initial story!
Survival Turfs Narrative Film
Narrative Feature
Syd Field: What's the Story?
Documentary Film
Syd Field's timing was perfect. In 1979, he launched his first book "Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting." For anyone dreaming of writing a script, and many Hollywood development executives, "Screenplay" quickly became a bible. Syd went on to write six more books, publish in 20+ languages, and travel the globe to share his knowledge and passion with aspiring screenwriters.
Syd Field influenced filmmakers such as Judd Apatow, Alfonso and Carlos Cuarón, Laura Esquivel, Kevin Williamson, and many others around the world.
WHO was Syd Field?
WHAT were his Hollywood beginnings?
HOW did he come to be known as the "Guru of all screenwriters?"
Sync
Narrative Feature
In the microchipped near-future, in the city of Los Angeles, where the human mind is uploaded to the cloud and thoughts can be used to communicate between synced individuals, a young anxious woman, Ayla, decides to move in with a new roommate,
Devin, a childhood friend with whom she lost touch. The women decide to sync their minds for a chance to foster a new close friendship. Afterwards, Ayla notices some very disturbing behavior from Devin. As their relationship quickly grows toxic, and Ayla starts dreaming about Devin’s memories, Ayla realizes she has less than 72 hours to save herself from being permanently mentally dominated by a narcissist before the sync is officially complete.
Take Hands
Documentary Film
What if a dance could change a town?
Take Hands tells a small town story that has a big current relevance—a story of how music and dance can unite people across cultural divides. The film follows Stacy Rose and the South Coast Folk Society as they organize a week-long celebration of traditional American music and contra dancing in rural Coos Bay, Oregon. Stacy wants everyone at the dance, no matter their skills or their politics. She wants a dance week that will bring people together and perhaps change a town.
That Old Beautiful Love
Short Film
Set against the backdrop of suburban America, the narrative of the film underscores the juxtaposition between a young girl coming of age and the internal chaos that comes along with that experience. Challenging the notion of keeping the peace, the audience will be inspired by a young woman who, 10 years later, has come into her own.
The Age of Autism
Documentary Film
The Age of Autism is based on the groundbreaking book of the same name, by Dan Olmstead and Mark Blaxill. (Blaxill is the advisor on this project).
We follow Autism's trajectory from it’s first reports in the 1930s, (with little Donald T.) and fuse the observations of the past with the tools of the present, to paint a broader picture of what Autism meant then, and what it means now.
The Art of Aviation
Documentary Film
This series will immerse you into the artwork through interviews, painting sessions, re-enactments, and live studio walkthroughs, giving you the opportunity to interact with history in a way you’ve never experienced. Additionally, the documentary will bring in museum curators, aviation art collectors, veterans and authors. The Art of Aviation will illuminate the field of aviation artistry, as well as educating audiences about the contributions aviation artists made to war efforts, such as participating in espionage and intelligence collection. This docuseries will engage art history enthusiasts, aviation aficionados, and military history buffs alike.
The Atonement series
Web/TV Series
In a small town where everyone has their secrets, she may have the darkest of them all.
The series follows Detective Robert Grant, a seasoned 'Big City' detective who, after years of struggling with past trauma and guilt, takes on one of the most complex cases of his career. The murder of a local woman, Martha Bradley, and the killer's disappearance bring Detective Grant to a small town where he hopes to find redemption for his past mistakes. As he delves deeper into the victim's life, he interviews Emily Thornton, a battered woman with a dark secret. Through his conversations with Emily and his investigation of the murder, he uncovers a story of abuse, desperation, and self-preservation.
The Bad Guy
Short Film
5 years after committing a hit-and-run, Briar Morrison is released from prison. Paranoia strikes deep as the surviving victims of his crimes begin to stalk him. All the while, Briar grasps for the life he once had, attempting to reconnect with his ex-wife and daughter. But parallel to the family he killed, his past has wrecked any chance of salvaging the family he has. With nowhere to go and no one to confide in, Briar has been discarded.
The Ballad of Tom McDaniel (some portions redacted for the safety of the general public)
Short Film
The classic story of a donkey, a middle-aged man and his Bigfoot alone in the woods trying to flood the earth.
Tom McDaniel is a conspiracy theorist living way off the grid trying to build the world’s largest cloudbuster, presumably to green the deserts and save the world. With the help of a local Bigfoot, Tom discovers the key to making the cloudbuster function. When the storm finally crashes in, it lays bare Tom‘s darkest intentions. The audience enters hislife at a pivotal moment: the completion of the prototype.
The Baobab Tree
Short Film
Logline: A Baobab tree and a human become friends, but when the human dies, the tree must learn to accept and process his grief.
Description: A short, animated film about friendship, losing loved ones, and handling grief, emphasized through highlighting the special customs and burial ceremony of an indigenous people living in Tanzania; the Barabaig Tribe.
The Black Man's Voice
Documentary Film
The Curious Incident of Everett Wilder
Short Film
The Dummy Detective
Narrative Feature
A ventriloquist/detective (Van Trillo) and his wooden partner (Sam Suede) are trapped in a creepy old B&B in upstate New York with an odd group of eccentric guests, one of whom is a serial killer. Will Trillo & Suede be able to identify and stop the murderer before everyone is killed? Starring Sean Young - star of Blade Runner, Ace Ventura, No Way Out etc. - along with Jonathan Geffner and Deborah Twiss. A murder mystery/psychological thriller/comedy feature film that will keep you in suspense, make you laugh, and touch you.
The Fat Lady
Short Film
The First Martian
Short Film
The flight of the bat
Short Film
A man, Mr Skyness, is in the intensive care in the hospital, infected by covid 19. Suddenly a vision of a big bat appears at the window and he's drawn into a flight that changes his current circumstances.
Animation/metaphorical story inspired by the covid 19 pandemic, and the likelihood that the virus came from bats. It addresses the perspective of what can inspire human beings to change in challenging times, and the benign symbolism that can be perceived amidst a catastrophe
The Frequency of Miracles
Documentary Film
Imagine... if we had the power to create miracles. Imagine a Frequency we can access for knowledge, wisdom, and guidance to transform our lives overnight. Welcome to The FREQUENCY of Miracles. The Frequency is an energy field that exists everywhere, beyond time and space, powering the miracles we witness in our bodies, nature, and everyday life. It’s not separate from us—it’s within us. We've overlooked it because it is everywhere and everything, remaining untapped until now.
The Gift
Short Film
The Gift focuses on mental health and the traumatic impact it has on the individual and those whom they love. A chaotic family party erupts amidst a mother’s impending death to highlight the lack of support adult men sometimes encounter in coping with life’s struggles. The Gift asks the question of a society that often overlooks a person, who on the outside, appears to hold it all together. The film follows Nick's journey as he struggles to manage the end-of-life care for his mother while his siblings seem oblivious to the toll it is taking on his well being. The purpose of The Gift emerges as the story is told: Supporting and listening to those who deal with trauma, especially adult men.